The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...

improved biodiversity and habitat and an improvement in local pollinators." Some 34 apple, plum and pear trees will be planted to the site, while raised beds will also be created for people to grow ...

Trees make wonderful additions to your yard, but sometimes their removal becomes necessary. From disease to limb loss, here ...

Spring frosts can decimate early blossom - see simple ways to protect fruit trees from frost in winter and spring ...

Upcoming events in Lake County include holiday concerts at the Leesburg library, a winter solstice concert at the Tavares ...

Unfortunately, no, for some types of trees, you shouldn’t try to plant them from seeds, although you or your kids may be tempted to try it. This is true for apples and pears especially; there is too ...

Some, like ginkgos, merely offer no benefits for the little things that provide food to birds and pollination for flowers and ...

Tonja Kent has talked to city council for three years about dike repairs in the city's west end, but is frustrated at the ...

December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the ...

Terpenes can play a wide range of beneficial ecological roles: they can protect plants from hungry predators and parasites, ...

Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There are some slightly tolerant varieties available. Fire blight is most ...